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Unsigned Senior Analysis: Catching Reports from Sept 21

September 24, 2014

Dan Cevette
Director, New York

September 21st was PBR NY's first Unsigned Senior Event, held at Damaschke Park, home to the Oneonta Outlaws, saw 30 plus kids from all over NYS make the trek in hopes of some much needed, late baseball exposure. These players did not disappoint, as we saw next level talent from almost every position. What really was impressive was the number of players that ran a 7.0 or better, given the ratio of players to sub 7.0 times, I know the 10 colleges in attendance were glad they made the trip. Let's take a look at the Catchers from this years first ever Unsigned Senior Event.

Lorenzo Horvath C (Christian Brothers Academy, 2015)
Horvath stands 5-foot-8 170-pounds with a stocky build. Behind the plate his setup is wide, receives the ball soft in the game. He uses quick, slightly opened footwork (7.14 60 time), clean transfer, ball to ear, high 3/4 slot. Arm strength was 69 mph, 2.1 pop time. His winter focus needs to be on developing more arm strength. At the plate his setup is wide, weight back. On the pitch transfers weight forward driving hands inside the ball, short path, bat plane level through contact, extension with a shoulder height finish. Exit velocity was 82 mph.

Kevin Kudelka C (Dobbs Ferry HS, 2015)
Kudelka stands a solid 6-foot-0 172-pounds with room for additional weight. Behind the dish he presents a big target, slightly open stance, with good footwork and alignment. His transfer was clean, ball to ear, short arm action, throws from high 3/4 slot with 71 mph arm strength. Pop time was a 2.15 with accurate throws. At the plate his setup is wide with some weight shifted back slightly, hands relaxed by his chin. On the pitch he uses a leg kick, short stride, back load all for timing. Hands drive inside the ball, short path, slight inclined bat plane with a high finish. Exit velocity off a tee was 78 mph.

Bhavin Datt C (Schenectady HS, 2015)
Datt stands 5-foot-11 180-pounds with a solidly built frame. Behind the dish he uses an open stance, clean transfer to a high 3/4 slot. His arm strength was 64 mph with a pop time of 2.5. At the plate his stance is wide, relaxed, and balanced. On the pitch he back loads, uses a toe raise and collapses some on his back leg. Bat plane is uphill through contact, long extension to a high finish, exit velocity was 80 mph. He needs to focus on a serious arm strengthening program this winter.